The Trump Administration Wants to Change Public Engagement Rules for Polluters The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to revamp public engagement rules for polluters has sparked concerns about a looming threat to transparency and accountability in the permitting process.
At its core, this rule change would give states more power to decide how the public participates in the permitting process for certain new sources of air pollution. The current system is already flawed.
State enforcement laws vary widely and often fall short of federal requirements, resulting in disparate levels of public involvement.